Imagine having all of your freedoms taken away, being forced to work against your will, and constantly living under the threat of violence - in short, being forced to live as a slave. Sadly, this situation is a reality for millions of children, women, and men each year as part of the global human trafficking industry.
Bill Flores
Under many current state laws, minors who have been victims of trafficking are charged as criminals and go to juvenile detention as offenders.
If we build the legal immigration system better, then they come here, and we'll have a whole lot less illegal immigration.
For years, Iran has worked to position itself to dominate the entire Middle East and to impose its version of radical Islam on society. It is actively working to destabilize Yemen, Lebanon, Iraq and Syria.
The single best indicator of whether or not a child is going to be in poverty or not is whether or not they were raised by a two-parent household or a single parent household.
House Speaker Paul Ryan has actually started using a phrase lately - 'Raise our gaze.' He's exactly right, too. That's what I'd like to see in a presidential candidate. I don't like the bricks being thrown back and forth. That's not inspiring to me and to most of our electorate, I think.
Washington is out of control, and it's time for Texans to stand up and stop them.
If our goal is to provide health care to our veterans, why does it need to be in the bricks and mortar of bureaucracy of the VA? Why can't you give them an insurance card and let them go to a health care provider of their choice?
I don't think 'nothing' is a good option.
I think we can create an environment where America can kind of get back on its economic feet.
Medical care is one of the only sectors in which Americans are asked to make significant, long-term decisions without knowing the exact price of those decisions up front. Americans deserve to make informed decisions about their medical options.
Concealed handgun licenses contain all of the identifying information required by the TSA. It is time they recognize these licenses as acceptable forms of identification.
Someday, somehow, the leadership of Planned Parenthood will have to answer for their callous disregard of the sanctity of human life. In the meantime, I am relieved that the Bryan abortion facility has gone out of business.
If a country like Chile can fix its social security system, there is no reason a country as great as the United States... can't fix our Social Security system.
We feel that the Republican platform presents the best opportunity for the success of minority families. All minority groups seek the same opportunities in the United States that the settlers from Europe did when they came over.
I think the comments about me being a shill for leadership are beyond the pale.
We need to have our conservative version of what health care looks like, and that will include a repeal of Obamacare.
As you get larger, it is harder to have focused discussions. Because one of the things I've learned about Congress over the past four years that I've been in is there's no shortage of opinions about how things should be done on any particular subject.
Any agreement with Iran should have strong verification and enforcement safeguards to prevent future cheating.
I think what we need to do is to have an immigration system where legal immigration is easier.
I cannot avoid forgiving everybody that threw a brick at me during my various campaigns, so I think it's important for all of us to bury that and say, 'OK, we need to look forward' - we've got to move forward from 'never Trump' to 'never Hillary.'
The Nondiscriminatory Transportation Screening Act provides a commonsense approach for the TSA to update its policies on permissible verifying documents.
Mr. Trump needs to show how he will address the critical issues on the minds of Americans: national security and economic opportunity for hardworking American families. Americans need to see more vision and less trash talk.
The requirements to obtain a concealed license are similar and often times stricter than that of obtaining a standard ID card.
With Obamacare's fate in jeopardy, Democrats have no solutions to solve the mess they forced upon Americans.
The lack of portability and competition has long been a problem in America's insurance market, yet Obamacare took no significant steps to open up the market between state lines.
It is my plan to lead the RSC as a member-driven organization which puts forth positions developed through member participation and dialogue consistent with the RSC's mission and the U.S. Constitution.
Going forward, we must continue the fight to change the direction of our country.
It is important that we take full advantage of the RSC's size, character and the passion of its members to advance our conservative agenda in order to restore America to the 'shining city on a hill' that Ronald Reagan envisioned.
Chet Edwards votes for every bailout and against ending any bailout!
My goal is to be the tough negotiator but... not to air differences through press releases.
By fostering competition, leveling the playing field, and increasing transparency, we can bring America's health care sector into the 21st century.
I was incredibly angry to see Mr. Trump question a judge's motives because of his ethnicity.
My family came from Spain in 1725, and if people want to consider me Hispanic, they can, but I didn't advertise that way, and I'm an American first.
It is indefensible that IRS Commissioner Koskinen has not been held accountable for failing to meet his legal obligations. This is exactly what the American people are tired of when they say that our government is on the wrong track.
By trying to advance the perfect conservative solution, nobody wins.
We're facing an enemy today in the Islamic State that knows no national boundaries. It doesn't have a moral code of conduct.
I have disagreements with leadership, I have disagreements with the speaker, but I have those one-on-one.
Our family is fortunate to have a well-documented history in a book titled 'The Flores Family - 1725 to 1963' by James F. Padgett.
On Memorial Day, we remember the service of those brave military men and women who paid the ultimate sacrifice defending and protecting our freedoms.
I don't endorse people that bash judges based on his ethnic heritage.
Healthy marriages are the ones between a man and a woman because they can have a healthy family, and they can raise children in a way that's best for their future, not only socially but psychologically, economically, from a health perspective.
I fully recognize we need to improve the path to citizenship, just as we need to value the hard work of folks who become American citizens legally.
All the issues that have come up under the Obama administration would be continued under Hillary Clinton.
The Obama administration's proposed nuclear deal with Iran endangers the security of our nation and our allies.
Iran continues to explicitly threaten to destroy the state of Israel, America's most important ally in the region. Its leaders continue to shout, 'Death to America.' If Iran wants to be a part of the world community, it should renounce such statements.
From the depths of the Pacific to the deserts of Iraq, more than a million American soldiers, Airmen, midshipmen, and Marines have laid down their lives for their friends, their families and our nation.
America's history is exemplified in the efforts of the men and women who died for our country. The one thing that they all have in common is their selfless love for our nation and their courage to stand up to protect and defend it. They raised their gaze in the face of conflict, believed in what America could be, and pushed forward.
A lot of small towns in Texas have only volunteer fire departments. And even though they're called volunteer fire departments, they are usually very professional and have great training and usually have good equipment.
What I'd like to do is continue a private sector, free market Main Street types of policies. And those include less regulation. They include a fairer, flatter tax system.
